Buddha-Carita [sanskrit]

by E. B. Cowell | 2003 | 11,474 words | ISBN-10: 8187418788 | ISBN-13: 9788187418788

The Buddha Carita (Saddharma-pundarika) by Asvaghosa a famous Sanskrit text revolving around the live and exploits of the Buddha. The Buddha Carita (Buddhacarita) is written in the style of a Kavya (or Mahakavya, epic poetry) and extant original Sanskrit text consists of roughly 1,000 metrical verses.

Verse 6.22

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तस्मादद्यैव मे श्रेयश्चेतव्यमिति निश्चयः ।
जीविते को हि विश्रम्भो मृत्यौ प्रत्यर्थिनि स्थिते ॥ २२ ॥

tasmādadyaiva me śreyaścetavyamiti niścayaḥ |
jīvite ko hi viśrambho mṛtyau pratyarthini sthite || 22 ||

'"Therefore my determination is, 'I must seek my supreme good this very day;' what confidence can there be in life, when death stands as our adversary?"
English translation by E. B. Cowell (2003) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (6.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Adyaiva, Asmad, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Cetavya, Iti, Nishcaya, Jivita, Kah, Vishrambha, Mrityu, Mritya, Pratyarthin, Pratyarthini, Sthita, Sthiti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Buddha-carita Verse 6.22). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “tasmādadyaiva me śreyaścetavyamiti niścayaḥ ”
tasmād -
tasmāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (noun, neuter)

[ablative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[ablative single]
adyaiva -
adyaiva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
śreyaś -
śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

śreyas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

śreyas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]

√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]

√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]

√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
cetavyam -
cetavya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

cetavya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

cetavyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
niścayaḥ -
niścaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “jīvite ko hi viśrambho mṛtyau pratyarthini sthite ”
jīvite -
jīvita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

jīvita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

jīvitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]

√jīv -> jīvitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb]
ko* -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
viśrambho* -
viśrambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛtyau -
mṛtyu (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√mṛ -> mṛtya (participle, masculine)

[nominative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √mṛ class 6 verb]
pratyarthini -
pratyarthinī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

pratyarthin (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pratyarthin (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
sthite -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

sthita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

sthitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

sthiti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]

√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]